Decision details

To consider the contents of the 2012/13 Annual Governance Statement and to authorise the Leader of the Council and the Chief Executive to sign the statement on behalf of the County Council ready for publication with the financial statements for 2012/13.

1.         The 2012/13 Annual Governance Statement (attached as Annex 1 to the report submitted) be approved and signed by the Leader and the Chief Executive for inclusion in the Statement of Accounts and Annual Report; and

2.         The Audit and Governance Committee continue to monitor the governance environment and report to Cabinet as appropriate.

Reason for decisions

To comply with the statutory duty to annually review and report on governance and meet best practice through a responsive approach to addressing governance and internal control issues identified.

[The decisions on this item can be called in by the Council Overview and Scrutiny Committee]